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DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR PRINTING MACHINES. No. 814,555.

Patented Mar. 31, 1885.

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ED\VYN ANTHONY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEWV JERSEY ASSIGNOR TO B. HOE &

' (30., OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DELii/ERY APPARATUS FOR PRINTING-MACHINES.

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Application filed April 27, l8r'3. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, EDWYN ANTHONY, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, residing at Jersey (Jity, county of Hudson, State of NewJersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Delivery Apparatusfor Printing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement or extension of the inventioncontained in an ap plication made by me on the 26th day of March, 1888,for Letters Patent for an improvement in printingpresses. The saidapplication contains a mechanism for printing a four-page 1 paper, andby using a half-breadth web a two page paper may be likewise printed, astherein explained.

The present invention consists in combining with mechanism capable ofprinting a web to produce a six-page paper, of mechanism for reversingthe sides of the web, mechanism for slitting the web, and mechanismt'ortransversely cutting it into sheets of unequal breadth; and itlikewise consists in combining therewith deflecting devices whereby ineach case,

after printing, the smaller sheets are transferred laterally andassociated with the larger sheets, and thus the whole are brought intoside by side streams and in a form such that they can be operated on byany folding mechananism adapted to fold two streams of fourpage papersrunning reverse ways up.

Figure l is a side view of the machine (up to and including thecutting-cylinders) when arranged for printing a fourpage paper; Fig. 2,a side view thereof when arranged to print a siX-page paper, andcontaining a reduced view of the apparatus for bringing the web intofour-page form. Fig. 3 is a plan view corresponding to Fig. 1. Figs. at,5, and 6 are a side View, plan view, and end view, respectively, of thesaid apparatus; and Figs. 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 illustrate the order ofthe pages on the web in the cases to which they refer. 5 I will firstdescribe the course of the web and the mechanism up to and including thecutting-cylinders.

1 marks the form-cylinder. The inkingsurface must occupy only onehalf ofthe circum ference of the cylinder, in order that there may be room toplace three forms round the cylinder, as in Fig. 2. The inking anddistributing rollers are supposed to oscillate in the usual manner, nomechanism for that purpose being shown, since it may be effected in anyusual way. No adjustment of these 0scillations will be necessary forprinting differ ent numbers of pages; but of course the supply of inkmust be suitably regulated.

B D F K M Q designate impression-cylinders, and O E E G H L L N N" marktheordinary carriercylinders.

Y is the reversing apparatus.

X X designate the slitting mechanism for longitudinally dividing orsplitting the web along its central line, its construction being theordinary one of a rotary disk or circular cutter and cooperating groovedcylinder. The cutting mechanism R S for transversely severing the webconsists of a cylinder,'S, with two equidistant longitudinal grooves orslots therein, and having a circumference equaling the breadth of afour-page paper, (measured in the direction of its motion,) and of acyl-, inder, R, capable of carrying six equidistant longitudinal knives,and with a circumference equal to three timesthe breadth of afour-pagepaper.

To print a four-page paper, the web A must be broad enough to have twopages abreast printed thereon. It is then conducted (see Fig. 1) roundimpression-cylinders B C D EF. and gets printed on one side; thenceround roller G, whence it is directed to the reversing apparatus Y, andfrom there round impression-cylinders H K L M N Q. whereby it getsprinted on the opposite side. Now, printed on both sides, it is dividedlongitudi nally by being slit in the center while passing through theslittingmechanism X X, and afterward it is severed transversely by thecutting-cylinders R S. This cutting-cylinder 1%, when a four-page paperis being printed, must carry three equidistant knives, and the web willpass between the rollers T U, Fig. 4, in two streams of four-pagepapers,ias in dicated by Fig. 7, the dotted lines denoting the lines oflongitudinal slitting and transverse severance, whereby the web isdivided into four-page papers.

To print a two-page paper, the webA must be half the breadth it wasbefore. Its course to the rollers T U will be similar to the case of afour-page paper, and no adjustments will be required further than thedue regulation of thesupply of ink,(which of course will be only neededhalf across the machine,) the adjustment of the reversing device, anddistance of travel, as hereinafter stated, the non-use of thelongitudinal slitter,which may be put out of action by the removal ofthe circular cutter or upper member, XX, and the placing of six insteadof three equidistant knives in the cylinder R. The web will then passbetween the rollers T U, as shown in Fig. 8, the dotted linesindicating. as in Fig. 7, the lines of severance of the web.

To print a six-page paper,the roll A is of the same breadth as for afour-page paper, but three instead of two forms must be placed round theform-cylinder. (See Fig. 2.) Since one-half instead of one-third of thecylinder is now occupied by forms, only four instead of siximpression-cylinders are required to print the webcontinuously on bothsides, and its distance of travel between successiveimpression-cylinders must be greater than before. Theimpression-cylinders B Q, are therefore somewhat raised, so that they donot touch the forms on the form-cylinder, and the compositioninking-rollers in connection therewith are removed. Longitudinalslitting is the same as for a four-page paper, and the cutting-cylinderR must now carry four knives, which are placed at intervals, as in Fig.2, such that two of the parts, into which they divide the cylinder R,are each equal to the breadth of a four-page paper, and two of them eachequal to half the said breadth, as indicated in Fig. 2. The web A maypass round cylinders B and O to cylinder D, (precisely asit did. for afour-page paper, since cylinder B no longer prints) or it may pass tocylinder D, as shown in Fig. 2. It then passes round cylinders E E tocylinder F; thence round cylinder G to the reverser Y; thence roundcylinder H to cylinder K, from 'there round cylinders L L to cylinder M,

and from cylinder M it may pass round cylinders Nand Q, to the slittersXX, (precisely as fora four-page paper, since cylinder Q no longerprints,) or it may pass round cylinder N to the slitters X X, as shownin Fig. 2. The web next passes between cutting cylinders R S, and thencebetween the rollers T U, issuing as shown in Fig. 9, the dotted linesinclicating, as before, the lines of severance. Of course, if preferred,cylinder D or F may be raised instead of cylinder B, and cylinder K or Minstead of cylinder Q, the travel of the web being adapted accordingly,and instead of cutting-cylinder R, a cylinder carrying only one knifeand whose circumference equals half the breadth of a four-page paper,maybe used provided suitable movement is given to the knife. Indeed itis obvious that the transverse cutting mechanism may be variedindefinitely, and it is clear that the circumference of form-cylinder Pmay be any even multiple of the breadth of three forms, a correspondingnumber of impression-cylinders of course being required.

I will now describe the sheet-associating mechanism or apparatus to theleft of the rollers T U, Fig. 2. The rollers V and T are connected bytapes, as are the rollers W and U. (See Figs. 4, 5,6.) There is a slightspace between rollers V and W, while rollers-T U touch one another, soas to grip the web as it passes between them. Rollers V and W are causedto oscillate in a circular are, so that they are at one time oppositethe pair of rollers c d, as in the figure. and at another time oppositethe pair of rollers a b. The rollers a and I) touch one another, as doalso a and d. The centers of rollers a b c d lie in the arc of a circlewhich is concentric with that in which rollers V and W oscillate. Theoscillations of rollers V and W must be different, as hereinafterexplained, according as a two, a four, or a six page paper is beingprinted. No means of effecting these oscillations is shown, as suchdevices are old and well known. In

fact, instead of the oscillating rollers aswitch or switches or anyother suitable device may be used by which a stream of sheets may bedivided into two paths. v

m an a 01' indicate rollers whose axes are parallel to those of therollers a b c, &c. On rollers d 0' are loose pulleys, (see Fig. 5,)those on roller 0 being connected by tapes with 0. and those on roller dsimilarly connected with d.

z z are guards in connection with rollers c d, respectively. The loosepulleys on the shafts of the rollers c d are slightly less in diameterthan the rollers themselves. The roller 0 rotates in the contrarydirection to that in which the tapes do run which connect the pulleys onsaid rollers c with the roller 0, and the guard z is to prevent thesheets ru-nning outward from coming in contact with the roller 0 Similarremarks apply to the roller (1 and the guard z therewith connected.

For the sake of (-learness some of the rollers are placed farther apartthan they would be in practice, and some details are omitted. Thus therollersn and a should touch one another, and n be much closer to roller0' than is shown. Similarly, roller m should be much closer to roller d,and both much nearer to the tapes connecting rollers c 0, so that thereshould be but a very small interval between the guard z and the lowersides of the said tapes, and the said guard should be very thin andsmooth and lie as close as possible to the roller 0,- but all thesethings are well understood by those skilled in the art, as the devicesjust described are old and well known.

f and h are turningbars arranged parallel to one another, the former atthe top and on one side, and the latter at thebottom and on the otherside of the center of the apparatus, while both are inclined at an angleofforty-iive degrees to the axis of the printing-cylinder.

p and q are similar parallel bars arranged at right angles to the othertwo bars, f and h, and also inclined at an angle of fortyfive degrees tothe axis of the printing'cylinder, both being at-the top but on oppositesides of the center of the apparatus, the former being in a horizontalplane below that of the turner f, and the turner q likewise in ahorizontal plane below that occupied by the turner p.

9 g are two rollers Whose axes are at right angles to the axis of theprintingcylinder, (see Fig. 6,) the upper surface of one of them beingflush with the upper surface of the turning-bar f, and the under surfaceof the other flush with the under surface of the turning bar h.

k and Z(see Fig. 4) are rollers, round which tapes pass.

0 s a o ware rollers for returning the tapes, their axes being parallelto that of the printing-cylinder, and r 1' r t if 25" a a a areguidepulleys for returningthe tapes, their axes being all parallel toone another and at right angles to the axis of the printing-cylinder.

The course-of the various sets of tapes may now be easily traced. Oneset (marked 2') con nect roller 0 with loose pulleys on roller c,andanother (marked j) connect roller (1 with loose pulley on roller (1, asbefore explained. Each of these sets should consist of the same num berof tapes, and they should run a tape of one set on a tape of the otherin pairs, as indicated in Fig. 5. Similarly, the sets connecting rollersT and V and rollers U and \V should run one of one set on another of theother set, in pairs. A set of tapes passes round the roller a andanother round the roller I). These two sets should also be the same innumber and run in pairs, as before explained. Each set may consists ofany convenient number. Six are shown in the drawings; but a larger numher would be better in practice, care of course being taken to fix themso as not to conflict with the sets i andj. The course of the tapesround roller a (and similarly of those round roller 2)) differs for theopposite halves ot'the roller. Consider first those which lie on theside toward the rollers 9. Let a tape start at 00, go round roller (1,thence round the turning bars 1) q, and from there to the roller 02, itsend being indicated by the letter as. Its future course will depend onthe after folding and delivery mechanism, and therefore I have not shownit joined to the other end, or; but of courseitmust be ultimatelyreturned,by guidepulleys or other suitable means, to the other end, a. Atape starting round rollerZ) (on its side toward the rollers 9) goesround theturning-barsp and q,thence over the roller c,thence round theroller w,thence round the guide-pulleys a, (or a or a", as the case maybe,) and thence round the rollers u 1), thus returning to the roller 1),from which it was supposed to start. Now consider the tapes which run onrollers 41 and Z) on the other side-i. 6., on the side toward therollers s. A tape starting from roller (1. passes round the turningbarf, thence over the rollers g, thence round the turning bar h, thenceround the rollers 7r Zcl0,thence round the guide-pulleys 1", (or r or1', as the case may be.) thence round the rollers s, thence round theguide-pulleys t, (or t or t, as the case may be,) and from there returnsto the roller (1, whence it was supposed to start. Atapestarting at ygoes round roller 1), then round the turning bar f, thence round therollers g, thence round the turning bar 71, and from there round therollers 7i: Z in to the roller at, its end being indicated by the lettery. Its future course will depend on the after folding and deliverymechanism, and thereforelhave not shown itjoined to the other end, butof course it must be ultimately returned, by guide-pulleys or othersuitable means, to the other end, 3/.

It will be seen that the sets of tapes I have described form threedistinct channels or pathways. A stream of papers passed between rollersc and (I will be conducted in a direct line to between rollers 11 and n.A stream of papers passed between rollers a and b, on the side towardrollers 9', goes round the turning bars 1) q, and thence between rollersn and a, but on the opposite side of the machine to that from which itstartedt'. 0., on the side toward roller sand the said stream will passbetween rollers a and aron the top of the stream coming from betweenrollers c and d. A stream of papers passed between rollers a and b, onthe side toward rollers 8. goes round the turning bar f, thence roundthe rollers g, thence ron nd the turning bar h, and from there round therollers k Z m, to between the rollers 12 and a, but on the opposite sideof the machine to that from whichit startedi. (1., on the side towardroller gand the said stream will pass between rollers a and n"underneath the stream coming from between 0 and d. The length of the twopathways from between rollers a and b to between rollers n and a neednot be the same; but each of them must exceed thelength of the pathwayfrom between 0 and cl to between rollers n and n by once, or four times,or seven times, or 8:0. times, the breadth of a four-page paper. Thecourse of the webs in each case can now be understood.

For a four-page paper, the forms should be placed on the form-cylinderso that the web issues printed on, as in Fig. 7. No oscillation of therollers V V is required, except for the purpose of breaking the web, if,as is usual, it has not been completely severed by the knives carried bycylinder R. It is usual and advis able to connect roller T and cylinderR by fine tapes, and also roller U and cylinder S, so that v the web maysurely enter between rollers T and U. The knives in cylinder R must thenhave small breaks in them to admit the free passage of the said tapes.If the rollers V W oscillate for the above purpose, the oscillation mustbe arranged so that the stream of papers constantly passes between therollers c and d. The stream will thus pass between rollers n and a inprecisely the same form that it enters between rollers c and d-that is,as shown in Fig. 7and it must now be'conducted to any suitable foldingapparatus which gives the first fold at right angles to the direction ofmotion.

For a two-page paper, a half-breadth roll should be placed in themachine on either sidesay, for example, toward rollers g. One

of the turning bars in the reverser Y should be adjusted so that the webmay not undergo any lateral transfer, and the distance of travel of theweb from cylinder F to cylinder K should be suitably fixed. Then, theweb being on the side toward rollers g, the oscillation ofthe rollers VW should be timed so that all the papers marked 0 in Fig. 8 enterbetween rollers a and b, and all those marked 0 enter between rollers cand d. The stream will thus pass between rollers n and n in the stateindicated by Fig. 10, and it may be folded by the same mechanism as isthe four-page paper, by suitably conductiug it to the devices for givingthe second fold. since the stream is in the same state as is thefour-page stream after it has re ceived its first fold.

To print a six-page paper, the forms must be arranged on theprinting-cylinder so that the Web is printed on as indicated by Fig. 9,and the oscillations of rollers V \V timed so that all the papers markedA B are delivered be tween the rollersc and d, and all those marked A Bbetween rollers a and b. Thus the A s go underneath the B"s, and the B sgo on top of the As, so that the stream passes between rollers 11, and nin the state indicated by Fig. 11. This stream may therefore be foldedby the same mechanism which folds the four-page stream, Fig. 7, providedthe periodical times ofimparting the folds are slowed in proportion tothe longer time between successive sheets; or instead, the motion of thestream, Fig. 11, maybe slowed by any usual'device, so'that the streambecomes a continuous one, and the speed of the whole folding mechanismrelatively to the other mechanism slowed in the same proportion. It willbe observed that the half-webs are transferred laterally without beingreversed, and any other suitable device' may be employed for the purposeinstead of those here shown. It is also evident that mechanism whichreverses as well as transfers may be used instead, if preferred, theforms being placed on the printing-cylinder, so that the web shall issueprinted on, as indicated in Fig. 9, except that pages .three and fourare -interchanged; and indeed by choosing different folding mechanismsthe ways of bringing the six-page papers into four-page form may be Verymuch varied.

If it is not required to print a two-page paper, or if the two-pagepaper is delivered open or folded by separate mechanism, or if thefour-page folding mechanism is capable of opcrating on a stream, such asin Fig. 8, then the transferring mechanism may be dispensed with, for ifpages three and four, Fig. 9, be turned round or interchanged, A may bebrought onto A, and B under B.

WVhat I herein claim as my invention is l. The combinatiominawebprinting-press, of a form-cylinder(adapted to receive six forms, twoabreast, the columns lying parallel to its axis and not occupying itsWhole surface,) and impression and carrier cylinders, with mechanism forreversing the sides of the web,mechanism for longitudinally slitting italong its central line, and mechanism for transversely severing it intosheets of unequal breadth, (measured in the direction of their motion,)all substantially as described.

2. The combination, with printing mechanism whereby a web is perfected,a slitting mechanism dividing it longitudinally into two webs, mechanismfor transversely severing both of said \vebs into sheets of unequalbreadth, mechanism for moving forward side by side the larger sheets,and deflecting de vices whereby the smaller sheets are trans ferredlaterally and associated with the larger sheets, all substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination, with printing mechanism operating to perfect a web,of mechanism for severing it into alternately large and small sheets andmeans for associating the small with the large sheets, all substantiallyas described.

- EDWVYN ANTHONY.

Witnesses:

CHAS. RAETTIG, G. O. R. DROEGE.

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